The noise it made probably means that it was pleased to be free. We eventually got rid of our doves when, after a fledge and before the next eggs were laid, we installed a large artificial snake very near the nest area and removed the nesting materials. The Willie Wagtail is a resident of our garden here in Murray Bridge. Can I suggest that you move the fly trap to where it can’t get at it? The doves and the Wagtails can each brood 4 or more pairs of young each breeding season. The Willie Wagtail is very tame, so you can get up close as it darts around your backyard lawn, hunting … They are not neat in their toilet habits. Willie Wagtail is also known for not being reserved, they can be semi-tamed and could live through human activity in rural areas. … It was probably trying to catch some of the flies on your fly trap (they eat mainly insects). We have heaps of natural habitat here & some years ago willy wagtails chose to nest on top of a pergola post. A Wagtail spends most of its time on the ground where it will often harass much larger birds to keep them out of its territory and may even stand up to other animals. One of two willie wagtail missing from nest. I doubt that willy wagtail nesting on a rotary clothes line is unusual. This character will remind us to know more of the world around us. To have a Willie Wagtail totem tells you that there may be more friendships that will enter your life. Not once but 3 times did they breed young in that nest in the 1 year. Watch Queue Queue. I found a little (not a baby, not an adult) Willie Wagtail that my cat had caught (just got it as the cat got it. Watch Queue Queue About three weeks ago two adult Willie wagtails built a nest and then laid eggs that have still not hatched after 16 days, One Willie wagtail roosted the eggs wile the over went on look out. However it can't fly, i've tried giving it to it's parents but as i said it can't fly, so i need to know what to feed it. This video is unavailable. Camera shy Our resident Willie Wagtails seem … Our house is situated amongst 5 acres (2 hectares) of a mixture of garden plants, orchard, mallee scrub (mallee is a species of eucalypt) and open paddock. Hi Carol, Thanks for rescuing that Willie Wagtail.